Today I fabricated the shims to go between the brake mounting plates and axles on my L-235. These were necessary to compensate for the different thickness of the old Rosenhan brakes that came with the kit, and the new Matco B5-4 replacements (see previous photo). These are .090 thick, and I plan to use 2 or 3 of them on each axle, depending upon how the brake pads fit. I used a 2-3/4" hole saw to cut the shims out of a sheet, a 1-1/4" chassis punch for the center hole, and a drill press for the rest. In my younger days I would have Alodyned and Zinc-Chromated these shims, but in my old age, I say "screw it!" (grin) I feel like I'll be ready to re-perform the fast taxi testing in another week or so after I put the airplane back together. Wish me luck.